Chinook, One Tough Helicopter

[Carruthers]

Thanks for that, Bruce.
Admittedly my memory is a bit hazy on the Falklands incident, but ISTR that a figure in excess of 100 was quoted.
Nobody sat down but it was so packed that no-one was in danger of falling over either.
I'll keep searching.

[Carruthers]

I was wrong... but sort of right... in a manner of speaking.

Four British Chinooks were destroyed on 25 May 1982 when the Atlantic Conveyor was struck by an Argentine Dassault Super Étendard firing an Exocet sea-skimming missile.
Surviving British Chinook, "Bravo November", did outstanding service in the Falklands, even lifting 81 troops on one occasion.

That was the incident I had in mind, even if I did get the number on board wrong.
Heaven knows what the AUW was.

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(See Falklands paragraph)